June started off with end of school year awards and activities. Both Jefferson and Carter worked so hard this school year. We are so proud of them and are grateful for their teachers and coaches. Carter got a special award that only one student per class gets- The Golden Eagle because of his excellent citizenship. And Jefferson received a special award (only a few kids in his grade got) for completing the 40 book challenge. This year Jefferson was super involved and was in the year book 13 times- student council, news crew, and band. We cheersed the end of the school year with shakes and celebrated with SOJO Fest- miniature golf. The last day of the school year we took pics, Jefferson got all of his friends to sign his student council shirt and the end of school year surprise was a soda pyramid, Mr. Beast chocolate bars, and new water bottles. We met up with cousins and partied after at the SOJO fest carnival. We were all excited to soak in the sun at the pool and Brad even read a novel poolside! The kids PE teacher gave them a lot of summer challenges- one being, read Hatchet. Brad said he loved that book when he was a kid and he and Jefferson read it at the same time. Carter started the summer with his first time jumping off the high dive. We ended the weekend with Bon Jovi concert and fireworks. It was a fantastic start to summer. The boys are fully enjoying living in the basement, Carter said "it feels like we are on vacation." He is still singing and rocking out and living in his imagination. He created a stage and new microphone system with a hockey stick. Love seeing him be so creative. We started our summer cousin sleep overs with Dixie and Liam, ending up at the pool of course. Our first hike was to Bells Canyon and it was beautiful- after years of getting the boys used to hiking, we had no complaints and everyone loved it. We went to cousin Devon's wedding and visited with our Dennis family. The boys started ice skating classes and flag football so it feels nearly as busy as the school year but we try to find lazy afternoons. We checked out the new ninja course at the park with school friends. We had a fun mama date at the Beach boys concert. We did lots of tree trimming and hedging this month and our yard is looking not so over grown, though our rose bush was out of control. We took advantage of a cooler June and had a smore night before our cousin sleepover with Alec and Connor. Our next hike was to Gloria Falls. Jefferson, our Harry Potter fan went to Owl Camp. We went to the Mexico vs. South Korea World Cup watch party and are now all obsessed with the World Cup. We visited Grandma Great and played games. Carter discovered a schedule of movies in the park and made sure we went to the activities- football, and Lego fun. We checked out the EJ Cole concert. The boys planned a fun fathers day for Brad- complete with rootbeer float treats, a shooting game, and ticket to ride- which Jefferson dominated. We spent the afternoon at Causey and explored a new area and found a little waterfall. Our next hike was Donut Falls. We did a Carter photo shoot to prepare for his baptism. We cheered on the USA in the World Cup. And after much much anticipation we celebrated Carter's 8th birthday. Carter was so excited for his Pele jersey and Bee's hat. Our last hike of the month was to Stuart Falls. And we ended the month seeing Toy Story 5- after showing the kids Toy Story 1, 2, 3, and 4 all the month of June. It was a fun first month of summer.
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